Using your noodle(s)

When we had that super delicious dinner at Great Sage last week, our seaweed salad also had kelp noodles in it. They have a really great texture and crunch. The noodles don’t have much flavor on their own, but they are a great addition to any type of salad, and can also be substituted for many different dishes that would have a different type of noodle.

I threw some in my kale salad (sans carrots + tomato) that I had with lunch today.

I haven’t experimented with them much, but there were some recipes on the back of the bag that I purchased that sounded awesome (like stir fry, pad thai, etc.).

The best part? Each serving has 6calories. And you can eat the entire bag for 18 calories. I can’t imagine how many strands of pasta I could get for 18 calories… maybe 5? It’s all about volume, people!

I was thinking at first that it might be similar to Tofu shirataki noodles that were all the rage a few years ago (I personally DO NOT care for the texture of them)- but these are way better, in my onion.

I’m not endorsed by Sea Tangle products in any way- but GO BUY THESE! (I’ve just gotta share a good product when I find one!)

I need to find some kelp noodles ASAP! I typically use spaghetti squash or Fiber Gourmet or spiralized zucchini if I’m craving pasta. And I do use tofu shirataki noodles but you have to prep them properly. I always use mine in stirfries so I pan fry the noodles which helps with the texture but not the initial smell…

I got them at Roots, which is a little far from you. I’ll keep my eye out at Whole Foods and let you know if I see them there. I didn’t even know they existed until my friend pointed them out while we were at the store.
(And the bag is big!)

i think my favourite super-crazy-low-calorie food is wakame. I bought a huge bag of dried wakame recently and to make it you just need to soak it in water for 5mins and add a dressing (in my case a splash of soya sauce, lemon and olive oil) or eat plain! it increases 5times its volume when soaking and u can eat a MASSIVE bowl for basically NO calories

Hi, I'm Lauren: 32 and living in the DC Metro area. I thrive on
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